Effect of intra-articular hyaluronic acid on gait variability in older adults with knee osteoarthritis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 949-951

  Decaria, Joseph ^a   Petrella, Robert ^a,b   Wolfe, Dalton ^a,c   Chesworth, Bert M ^c   Montero Odasso, Manuel ^a,c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; PLACEBO;

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOUBLE SUPPORT TIME VARIABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LETTER; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; STRIDE TIME VARIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOSUPPLEMENTS;

EID: 79956032722     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03375.x     Document Type: Letter

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